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"Information overload." "News fatigue." "The great tune-out." No matter the name, it's a real phenomenon with real impacts on American politics. As the NYT put it in this memorable headline last month, "One Thing Helping Trump's Approval Rating: Some People Are Not Paying Attention."
But when it comes to the conflict with Iran, Americans by and large are paying attention. Ratings and streaming views are up. Google searches are elevated. And a new CNN poll this morning shows that the vast majority of Americans have been following news about the US strikes in Iran at least somewhat closely.
The question: "How closely have you been following news about US airstrikes against Iran?" The answers: 32% said very closely and 47% said somewhat closely, while only 14% said "not too closely" and 7% said not closely at all.
The poll found that Trump's decision to strike "is broadly unpopular with Americans," with "sharp partisan divides" cutting through nearly every question asked in the survey. Here are the results...
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The f-bomb heard 'round the world |
This morning Trump was visibly angry at Israel and Iran... as well as CNN and MSNBC. Some of the televised analysis and commentary about Saturday's strike — and whether it was as successful as Trump claims — has clearly infuriated him. "I have no choice, I gotta watch that garbage," he said while speaking to reporters outside the White House.
The exchanges were shown in full on CNN. The president called out Comcast boss Brian Roberts by name, rebuked Israel amid accusations of ceasefire violations, and said both sides "don't know what the fuck they're doing."
"Moving past the personal attacks the president has made against CNN's accurate reporting," there was big news in his remarks, Kate Bolduan said. For one thing, John Berman added, "the president does not know if this ceasefire is still in effect. That's where we are this morning."
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